Industrial relocation and CO2 emission intensity: focus on the potential cross-country shift from China to India and SE Asia

Dimitrios Pappas, Konstantinos J. Chalvatzis*, Dabo Guan, Xin Li

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Abstract

The potential relocation of various industrial sectors from China to India and countries of the SE Asian region presents low cost opportunities for manufacturers, but also risks rising energy demand and CO2 emissions. A cross-country shift of industrial output would present challenges for controlling emissions since India and SE Asian countries present higher industrial emissions intensity than China. We find that although there is a convergence in emissions intensity in the Machinery manufacturing and Paper and Pulp industries, there are significant variations in all other industrial sectors. Indian emissions are double that of China in the Iron and Steel and Textile and Leather industries and almost triple in the cement industry; Indonesian emissions are almost double those of China in the Non-Metallic Minerals and Textile and Leather industries and 50% higher in the Chemical and Petrochemical industry. We demonstrate that the expected higher emissions are driven by both a higher fuel mix carbon intensity in the new countries and a higher energy intensity in their industrial activities. While industrial relocation could benefit certain countries financially, it would impose considerable threats to their energy supply security and capacity to comply with their Paris Agreement commitments.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 9th International Conference on Applied Energy, ICAE 2017
EditorsJ. Yan, Jianzhong Wu, H. Li
Pages2898-2904
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01 Dec 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event9th International Conference on Applied Energy, ICAE 2017 - Cardiff, United Kingdom
Duration: 21 Aug 201724 Aug 2017

Publication series

NameEnergy Procedia
PublisherElsevier
Volume142
ISSN (Electronic)1876-6102

Conference

Conference9th International Conference on Applied Energy, ICAE 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityCardiff
Period21/08/201724/08/2017

Keywords

  • India
  • China
  • Indonesia
  • Philippines
  • Thailand
  • Industrial Emissions
  • Emissions intensity
  • Coal
  • CO2 emissions

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